Ballyclare's war heroes - the search goes on...
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
BALLYCLARE paid it's respects to the heroes who fought bravely in the two world wars at the weekend past. Wreaths were laid at Ballyclare's War Memorial park and a minute silence was held.
Local man Eddie Beck is compiling information on soldiers from Ballyclare who gave their lives in the war effort and has already gathered a substantial amount of photographs and documentation relating to a large number of the men.
Eddie is hoping to put all his information together and ultimately create a book detailing all the men from the town who gave their lives during the two World War's. Speaking to the Gazette, he said: "The response has been brilliant, I am keen to get some photographs and would love to hear from anyone who has photos or information."
However there is a number of men who Eddie is having trouble tracking down information on. If you are a relation of any of these men or if you have any information, in particular photographs, Eddie is keen to hear from you.
The following men from the Ballyclare area served during the two wars and Eddie is seeing information about them.
World War 1
Name: Francis Adair, Andrew Adrain, David Armstrong, G. Ayre, Robert Bill Robert Beattie, James Bell, Thomas Beggs, James Blair, Samuel Busby, William Cassidy, Samuel Caldwell, Andrew Carmichael, Philip Corking, Wm Ernest Albert Clayton, John Coleman, James Davidson, A. Douther, Samuel Easton, William Elliot, James Furniss, James Forsythe, Archibald Galley, Robert Gault, James Harvey, Robert M. Hamill, Richard Hayes, Hugh Henry, John Hill, J.S Hill, Samuel Hill, Alexander Hill, William Holmes, Alexander Jamison, Andrew Johnston, John Jamison, Albert Kennedy, W.J. Kirk, R.J. Laird, James Laird, John Martin, David Mamwood, Robert Manson, William Mayne, George Milne, Samuel Blair Milliken, Robert Moore, David McCalmont, Robert McAuley, Allan John McClellan, James McClintock, William Hugh McClelland, Bertie McCrea, Thomas Whyte, Robert Henry Wilson, Thomas Wright, Millar McGuigan, Samuel McGuigan, Thomas J. McKinney, Daniel McKenzie, Thomas/Robert McNeilly, Joesph Neeson, John Nevin, Albert Porter, Samuel Robinson, James Alex Surgeoner, Jackson B. Surgeoner, A.T. Sempey, James Sempey, Samuel Simms, C. Todd (Doagh), Robert Todd, Thomas Todd, John Taylor, R. Turkington, Joseph Patterson Taylor, William Woods O'Neill, George Waddell, Walter Henry Walsh, Samuel Whelan, Robert White.
World War 2
John Barbour, John Erskine, James Fee, William Hugh Grange, Edward Girvan, Lawrence Gilmore, Samuel Heron, James Jackson, Henry McAuley, David Alex McCluney, William Hugh Jackson, Nathaniel McGrady, John McGarvey, Samuel McKeever, James Gilmore Scott, William John Hunter, Robert Shannon, Hugh McMurray Snodden, George Williamson.
If you have anything relating to any of the above men, especially photographs, please contact Eddie directly on 07592637400
